Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
BADGER NEWS.

of La Crosse is to be filled up for an
exposition building.
BAYFIELD, has contracted for 8
waterworks system.
ASHLAND has nearly 800 buildings
In course OF construction.
The Bayfield, Press says that not
wlthstanding the fact that there are
millions OF lumber manufactured at
that place every year. one desiring to
build finds it impossible to secure
supply at home.
SWAN & SMITH, of Chicago, are about
to build q large saw mill at Ashland.
This firm recently purchased a block
OF pine timber tributary to that har-
Dor, some 12O,OOO,OOO feet, which
will be brought to that city by rail
and manufactured.
The Chippewa Lumber & Boom
Company shipped more lumber over
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road during the month OF May than
any one company has done during that
roads existence. Of the 100000
feet of lumber in hand last fall but
100000 feet remain In the yards.
THE trowel used at the cornerstone
services Tor the Masonic temple at
North La Crosse was the identical one
used at like ceremony in Phila-
delphia when the cornerstone of the
magnificent and world-famous temple
at that place was laid, the trowel hay
ing been presented to Frontier Lodge
by Brother William Lloyd, of Phila-
delphia.
FRED HELENBRECHT, q teamster,
while driving load of flour into the
Ogdensburg Lime warehouse, Milwau-
kee, on the Goth, had his back
broken and was otherwise badly in
jured by being crushed between the
top of the door and his load.
A GAS works company is being or
ganized to furnish North La Crosse
with gas.
ALoDGE of the order of Catholic
Knights has been established at La
Crosse.
MRS. SToDDARD, wife of the Rev. Mr..
Stoddard, North La Crosse clergy
man, is dead.
The Norwegian Baptist Society, of
North La Crosse, has commenced the
erection of g. new church building.
Four men paid fines at Madison ag-
gregating $91.75 for illegal fishing in
streams in the town of Windsor, Dane
County.
THE barn of Charles Bartz, near Eau
Claire, was struck by lightning and
destroyed. A large quantity of grain
was burned.
THE body of a man supposed to
have been lost with the schooner I.u-
cerne last fall, has been found near
Ashland.
THE emancipation day celebration
planned to be held at La Crosse by
the colored people of the Mississippi
Valley has been given up.
1T is expected that the La Crosse
County insane asylum, in the course
of erection at West Salem, will be
completed by January l, next.
NORTH La Crosse is gossiping over
an elopement, the daughter of N. J.
Pliemberg having eluded parental Wig
lance and married a man to whom
her father objected.
A COMMITTEE OF Eau Claire attor-
neys has been appointed to consider
CHI argos OF unprofessional conduct
brought against Attorney Opdale.
THE Roman Catholic bishops and
priests Of all the dioceses in Wisconsin
will meet at the Jesuits' headuuar-
tiers in Prairie du CHEN August 1926.
A MAN giving his name as Peter
Sanberg passed forged check at La
Crosse. 1t bore what purported to be
the signature of Capt. P. S. Davidson.
The body Of Albert Kiehling, about
so years OF age, was found in the river
at Milwaukee on the 9th. 1t is q
question whether the drowning Was
accidental Or suicidal.
The La Crosse electric light plant is
approaching completion. Nearly q
500 lights have been subscribed for.
WILLIE SINGER, Z years old, fell into
the river at La Crosse, and drowned.
IL. ToLLERs, of Eau Claire, has
clock, the history of which can be def
initely traced back to the year 17O3,
The frame of the clock is neatly finish
ed, exhibiting some as fine wood cary
ing as could be produced at the pres
ent time.
A GANG of burglars are operating in
Madison. The stealings have been
small, amounting in all to perhaps
$3.50.
A NUMBER of cases of diphtheria are
reported in North La Crosse.
MICHAEL FILA, who killed his broth
er Thomas while under the influence
of liQnor, at Independence, Trempea.
leau County, on January 13, 1886,
and left the country on the following
day, was captured near Mimic, OAK,
and is now lodged in the county Jail
at Whitehall.
The sum of $4,000 has been sub
scrlbed at Madison toward the $685.
600 necessary to build an opera
house.
AN unknown man was killed by q
Burlington train at Grand Crossing,
near La Crosse, on the night of tine
25th. The unfortunate was terribly
mangled and lived only long enough
to say his name was Oscar. He was
about 30, respectfully dressed, and
had q light moustache.